The Dirty Nil Issue Deluxe Edition Of “Free Rein To Passions” Album

Ontario trio The Dirty Nil have released a deluxe edition of their 2023 album, Free Rein to Passions. via Dine Alone Records. The deluxe edition of Free Rein to Passions includes nine previously unreleased demo tracks and their unlikely and epic cover of Bonnie Tyler‘s Total Eclipse of the Heart.

“We were asked to play (drummer) Kyle’s brother’s wedding as the house band and readily agreed. There was a list of dream covers and this one we laughed at but then learned. From the first time we did it in the jam space, I knew we had a good one. It was probably the highlight of our wedding set and we decided to record it for posterity. Special shoutout to (bassist) Sam’s amazingly high singing on this one. I find it very difficult to not sing the expletives present in the ‘Old School’ version of the song.” (frontman Luke Bentham)